Much of the musical repertoire written for harpsichord and organ from the period circa 1400 – 1800 can be played on the clavichord ; however, it does not have enough ( unamplified ) volume to participate in chamber music, with the possible exception of providing accompaniment to a soft baroque flute, recorder, or single singer.

During the second half of the 16th century, German tablature and German repertoire were gradually replaced by Italian and French tablature and international repertoire, respectively, and the Thirty Years War ( 1618 – 48 ) effectively stopped publications for half a century.

* 1909 – Sergei Rachmaninoff makes the debut performance of his Piano Concerto No. 3, considered to be one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical repertoire.

* Repertory theatre – Western theatre and opera production in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation.

Many works of this and similar style were written especially for him and formed part of his core repertoire: particularly the guitar works of Federico Moreno Torroba ( 1891 – 1982 ), such as the Sonatina, which was first performed by Segovia in Paris in 1925.

The only pieces in the general repertoire to feature the Luthéal are L ' Enfant et les Sortilèges ( 1920 – 5 ) and Tzigane ( 1924 ) by Maurice Ravel, performances of which tend to substitute an upright piano, either prepared with paper or straight.

British actor Charles Mathews toured the U. S. in 1822 – 1823, and as a result added a " black " characterization to his repertoire of British regional types for his next show, A Trip to America, which included Mathews singing " Possum up a Gum Tree ", a popular slave freedom song.

It was used by Ma Rainey ( 1886 – 1939 ) to describe her repertoire to rural audiences.

During the first part of his operatic career ( 1733 – 39 ), Rameau wrote his great masterpieces destined for the Académie royale de musique: three tragédies en musique and two opéra-ballets that still form the core of his repertoire.

* Tarbash, the Egyptian Magician – a Middle-Eastern man with a repertoire of dangerous stage tricks who mutilates himself or is attacked by various wild animals used in his act.

( upper ) Gordy living quarter ( 1959 – 1962 ), artists and repertoire ( 1962 – 1972 )

The renowned Irish tenor John McCormack ( 1884 – 1945 ) advised him that his voice was better suited to a lighter repertoire than the operatic one he had in mind, and urged him to find an agent — thus he found the noted impresario Jack Hylton ( 1892 – 1965 ) who booked him, but couldn't fit his full name on the bill, thus Joseph McLaughlin became Josef Locke.

Nikos Skalkottas ( 1904 – 1949 ) drew his influences from both the classical repertoire and the Greek folk tradition.

He learned exactly two songs – " Hiawatha " and " Pitter, Patter, Little Raindrops " – and would be asked to play " half or all my repertoire " when visitors came to the house.

* Tim Sommer – artists and repertoire

Positioned in the heart of four provinces ( Alessandria in Piedmont – Genoa, in Liguria – Pavia, in Lombardy – Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna ), Bobbio can boast a very old musical tradition, linked to the use of an instrument, the piffero ( oboe popular double-reed ), which accompanied by accordion, brings a vast repertoire of songs that marked the various stages of life of the community.

• Much of the material performed in the heralded first four shows ( 1976 – 1981 ) came from the rich repertoire of sketches and skits created in the preceding 15 years by Beyond The Fringe and the subsequent work of its alumni, and by Monty Python and its many stage, radio and TV antecedents.

* February 1 – A posthumous performance of Antonio Sacchini's Œdipe à Colone at the Paris Opéra results in the previously unsuccessful opera becoming one of the most popular pieces in the repertoire for several decades.

Francis James Child's ( 1825 – 96 ) eight volume collection The English and Scottish Popular Ballads ( 1882 – 92 ) became the most influential in defining the repertoire of subsequent performers and Cecil Sharp ( 1859 – 1924 ), founder of the English Folk Dance Society, was probably the most important figure in understanding of the nature of folk song.

The ensemble has developed since then into a full symphonic orchestra with 70 musicians, a 63-member Twilite Chorus, and a repertoire that ranges from Beethoven to The Beatles.

The large-scale choral repertoire is now performed by the Festival Chorus, but the festival also features other major ensembles and international soloists.

The RSCDS does hold significant influence since they teach the majority of Scottish country dance teachers, administrate the official SCD teaching exam, run the largest number of internally publicised events and have published the largest number of dances which encompasses a large part of the repertoire of most dancers.

Renée Fleming ( born February 14, 1959 ) is an American soprano whose repertoire encompasses Richard Strauss, Mozart, Handel, bel canto, lieder, French opera and chansons, jazz and indie rock.

Like the other seven schools of classical Indian dance, Sattriya Nritya encompasses the principles required of a classical dance form: the treatises of dance and dramaturgy, like Natyashastra, Abhinaya Darpana, and Sangit Ratnakara ; a distinct repertoire ( marg ) and the aspects of nritta ( pure dance ), nritya ( expressive dance ), and natya ( abhinaya ).

The repertoire, defined by Microsoft, encompasses all the characters found in

The group's repertoire has evolved over time, from its roots in barbershop-quartet-style singing, vocal jazz and doo-wop, to its current style, which encompasses popular music from the 1890s through to the present day.

Kabyle music is based on a rich repertoire that is poetry and old tales passed through generations.

Shanty repertoire borrowed from the contemporary popular music enjoyed by sailors, including minstrel music, popular marches, and land-based folk songs, which were adapted to suit musical forms matching the various labor tasks required to operate a sailing ship.

Salieri's music slowly disappeared from the repertoire between 1800 and 1868, and was rarely heard after that period until the revival of his fame in the late 20th century.

The complete opera has rapidly entered the repertoire as one of the landmarks of contemporary music and, like Wozzeck, remains a consistent audience draw.

He expanded his repertoire to include songs written in traditional genres of the Mexican music, and during the farmworkers ' rights campaign, wrote music in support of César Chávez and the United Farm Workers.

This book was produced with the aim of providing extra music for non-congregational music items within services ( eg voluntaries, meditations, etc ) but has been adopted by congregations worldwide and is now used to supplement congregational repertoire.

In orchestral repertoire and tango music, both arco and pizzicato are employed.

For this reason the company and Abbott were not popular with many music critics who were unhappy with the changes to the standard repertoire.

Indians always distinguished between classical and folk music, though in the past even classical Indian music used to rely on the unwritten transmission of repertoire.

He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as " Come, heavy sleep " ( the basis for Benjamin Britten's Nocturnal ), " Come again ", " Flow my tears ", " I saw my Lady weepe " and " In darkness let me dwell ", but his instrumental music has undergone a major revival, and has been a source of repertoire for lutenists and classical guitarists during the twentieth century.

Its repertoire of music and graphics was limited, but its smaller size and the advantage of continuous updates saw it gradually replace traditional machines.

The most frequently performed repertoire for a symphony orchestra is Western classical music or opera.

The creation of standing orchestras also resulted in a professional framework where musicians could rehearse and perform the same works repeatedly, leading to the concept of a repertoire in instrumental music.

Much of the most widely admired piano repertoire in classical music, for example, that of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, was composed for a type of instrument ( the fortepiano ) that is rather different from modern instruments this music is normally performed on today.

Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of repertoire and styles to choose from, including jazz, classical music, and all sorts of popular music.

There is substantial repertoire of concert music in the classical idiom for the members of the saxophone family.

The music of Thelonious Monk became a permanent part of Lacy's repertoire after a stint in the pianist's band, with Monk's songs appearing on virtually every Lacy album and concert program ; Lacy often partnered with trombonist Roswell Rudd in exploring Monk's work.

" Swordfishtrombones also introduced instruments such as bagpipes (" Town with No Cheer ") and marimba (" Shore Leave ") to Waits ' repertoire, as well as pump organs, percussion ( sometimes reminiscent of the music of Harry Partch ), horn sections ( often featuring Ralph Carney playing in the style of brass bands or soul music ), experimental guitar, and obsolete instruments ( many of Waits ' albums have featured a damaged, unpredictable Chamberlin, and more recent albums have included the little-used Stroh violin ).